NGOs and Academia

Afro-Colombian Leaders Targeted for Defending Human Rights
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 00:00
One hundred and twenty AFRODES leaders are currently under threat and many have not received adequate protection by the UNP.
Mexican Violence and Unauthorized Immigration
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 00:00
Although some individuals have certainly been driven out of Mexico and into the United States because of violence south of the border, it does not appear to be a main driver of those movements.
Asesinada defensora de derechos humanos y lidereza del Macizo Colombiano
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 00:00
Adelinda Gomez Gaviria de 36 anos de edad y madre de tres hijos, era una defensora de derechos humanos y lidereza campesina.
A Crisis of Nationality: Dominicans of Haitian Descent
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 00:00
This would involve a potentially horrendous situation in which a portion of the Dominican Republic's citizens are subject to ethnic screening, and then asked to prove the citizenship status of their parents and grandparents.
Persiste incumplimiento en fallos de Corte Interamericana en casos Ines Fernandez y Valentina Rosendo despues de tres anos de notificacion
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 00:00
Pese a que han trascurrido 36 meses a partir de que los fallos se hicieron publicos y mas de 11 anos desde que los hechos ocurrieron, las sentencias siguen incumplidas en aspectos medulares.
Amnesty International: Nigeria Must Protect Students Following University Killings
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 08:31
Authorities in Nigeria must take urgent measures to protect schools and students in the north-east of the country following a fresh attack by unknown gunmen that left dozens dead, Amnesty International said.
Latin American Leaders Bring Drug Policy Debate to the United Nations
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 00:00
Last week at the UN, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico united in bringing this regional debate to the General Assembly meeting, calling for consideration of alternative approaches to the drug issue.
Despite Its Siren Song, High-Value Targeting Doesn’t Fit All: Matching Interdiction Patterns to Specific Narcoterrorism and Organized-Crime Contexts
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 00:00
The analysis below first details why eradication of drug crops is ineffective in fighting the nexus of militancy and the illegal drug trade, using the presumed success story of Colombia as illustration
Is the Cuban Government Being More Tolerant of Internal Critics?
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 00:00
As the government continues to make significant changes to Cuba's economy, it is positive that Cuban society seems to feel more comfortable questioning other aspects of the Cuban reality.
Scholars of Genocide Calling on President Barack Obama to Provide Omar al Bashir with a Visa to Travel to the United States and Arrest Him
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 06:22
Petition Calling on President Barack Obama, Secretary State of John Kerry, and Members of Congress, to Provide Sudanese President Omar al Bashir with a Visa to Travel to the United States, and to Arrest Him Upon His Arrival and Deliver Him to the International Criminal Court

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